BREAKING: Russell Wilson Won’t Play vs Jets Due To Injury

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson has been ruled out of the team’s Week 7 game against the New York Jets due to a hamstring injury according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Schefter reports that Wilson wanted to play and did practice during the week, however Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett ultimately decided to keep Wilson out of the game to prevent further injury.

The team will start backup Brett Rypien.

While Russell Wilson wanted to play despite a hamstring injury and did everything he could to play, the Broncos HC Nathaniel Hackett will hold back the 9-time Pro Bowl QB vs. the Jets to allow him to heal and prevent a lingering injury, per sources.

Brett Rypien gets the start. pic.twitter.com/UR11TisM8S

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 22, 2022

Brett Rypien, the nephew of Mark Rypien, has made one other NFL start in 2020: against the Jets, on the road, and Rypien and Denver won.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 22, 2022

Schefter adds that Denver is expected to re-evaluate Wilson’s hamstring this upcoming week to determine whether he can travel to London and play in the team’s game next Sunday against the Jaguars.

Denver will re-evaluate Russell Wilson’s hamstring injury this week and determine whether he can play next Sunday in London against the Jaguars.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 22, 2022

The 33-year-old Wilson suffered the hamstring injury late in Denver’s overtime loss to the Chargers on Monday Night Football.

The injury adds to what’s already been a frustrating start to Wilson’s first season in Denver. The former Seahawks quarterback has struggled through the first six games of the year and the Broncos have limped out of the gate to a 2–4 record.